reading the cell phone / airplane study, and saw this explanation on why radios are bad too.
“We’re filling the world with amazing devices,” says design guru John Thackara. “But we cannot answer the most important question: What is the stuff really for?” as a sigchi member, i should go take a look at what wen down at chi2000…
whow, examples of the avatarme system at work (you basically step in a booth and it constructs a 3d model of you that you can use for games and stuff.
oh my sides: bibleman
ooh, scott mccloud has anew monthly column (that shouldn’t be publicly available guessing from the future dates and the title: “For Your Eyes Only!”) catch it while you can.
just to reiterate, primeco has some of the most moronic, unhelpful, uninformed, and just plain bad customer service i’ve had the pleasure of ever experiencing.
nice summary of music industry math by courtney love and insightful comments on music publishing in the digital age. she also mentions how the riaa pushed a work-for-hire amendment through congress (mentioned earlier).
courtney love has earned some major respect from me.
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